Getting good quality materials will make a huge difference to your painting experience. It’ll make the process so much more enjoyable and your finished pieces will look a lot better too! You don’t have to spend loads of mo… See more

Oil painting involves layering paint on a surface—there is an order to the way paint is layered. Oil painters build paint layers according to the fat over lean rule. It describes how the oil content of paint is gradually in… See more

Trust me—it’s better to just clean brushes and other materialsas you go. When the paint dries, it’s much more difficult to clean from your materials. It’s really important to keep on top of this as paint can accumulate near the fer… See more

The idea of using solvent puts a lot of people off learning to oil paint. This is understandable—breathing in solvent is bad for your health. Even using odourless mineral spirits (OMS), which are meant to contain few… See more